2019

Report
ITCN Policy Framework
This policy framework establishes the importance of infant, toddler and caregiver-friendly neighbourhoods, and outlines their objectives.
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Urban95 Challenge brings new ideas to improve cities for young children
In 2016 we launched the Urban95 Challenge – a call for ideas for practical, small-scale projects to improve urban livability for babies,…
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Dart course for journalists spearheads media outreach
Representing a range of local and national print, online, radio and television media, 45 journalists from 26 countries gathered at Columbia University’s…
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Copenhagen study tour inspires new play spaces in Tel Aviv
During 2018, Yoav Ben-Yehuda, the Director of Parks and Gardens for Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality, led the installation of 150 new play facilities…
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Helping municipalities to deliver joined-up services
The Netherlands has decentralised responsibility for social services from national to municipal governments. The Promising Start Action Programme, part of a broader…
Story
A good city for all
Spatial mismatch, gender inequality, and sexual harassment are the main barriers to women’s mobility in Brazilian cities. And when women’s access to…
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The children’s priority zone debuts in Bogotá
In 2017, we launched a new Urban95 partnership with Bogotá and Bloomberg Associates. Out of this collaboration came the concept of a…
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The first of many smart and child friendly cities in India
When India’s “smart cities” mission announced its ranking of applicants for support in 2016, Bhubaneswar – the capital of the Indian state of…
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Data mapping informs home visits in Istanbul
Four municipalities in Istanbul – Beyoğlu, Maltepe, Sarıyer and Sultanbeyli – began home visiting services in 2018, targeting their resources according to…
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Pilot for Syrian refugees wins US$100m grant
In 2017, the MacArthur Foundation awarded a USD 100 million grant to Sesame Workshop and the IRC for joint work in Syria,…
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Convenings bring new ideas on Urban95 and Parents+
In 2017 and 2018, we held “convenings” on our investment areas Urban95 and Parents+, bringing together a diverse range of stakeholders from…
Announcement
Urban95 honoured in Fast Company 2019 World Changing Ideas Awards
The Bernard van Leer Foundation’s global Urban95 initiative has been named as a finalist in Fast Company’s 2019 World Changing Ideas Awards.…